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THIS is the CV presented at https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-peebles-892871b/… with chronology in reverse order

• Retired ….. Independent historian Sep 2008 – Present · 15 yrs 8 mosSep 2008 – Present · 15 yrs….. 8 Roeland Park, Kansas

• • I continue to do research and publish, and Mary and I travel widely. (Scotland, Turkey, Munich, California, and Colorado in 2015).I continue to do research and publish, and Mary and I travel widely. (Scotland, Turkey, Munich, California, and Colorado in 2015).

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Take in this excellent shot of Leopards-in-Coitus snapped by Marcel Bandaranaike at Yala National Park! 

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Placing it alongside the action video of Elephantine Coitus presented a day or so back by Ranjit Sirimanne, ……………………………………………………………………. https://thuppahis.com/2024/04/28/elephantine-fornication-yala-yala-hoyiaaaaaaah/ ………………… the QUESTION ARISES: which of these acts of sexual union take place more frequently in Sri Lanka?

Are there any wild life enthusiasts familiar with the Sri Lankan jungle scenes who can answer this tricky question? ..

….. Go for it blokes….. and lassies too  Open up.

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Michael Roberts

Injected commentary on articles of a political nature in websites can be good, bad or ugly. They do not always further debate or enhance our understandings of the world. By happenchance I came across an array of comments on an article in Thuppahi in 2021 which belied this last remark: virtually all the comments stimulate thinking.

Since the item in question embraced the factors that have spurred outmigration from Sri Lanka since the mid-20^th century and related specifically to the departure of English-speaking Burghers and Eurasians, it is of continuing relevance today. Via their diversity and astuteness, the set of Comments encourage reflection and debate.

A passenger ship with immigrants from all over the world riving at an Australian port

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Dayan Jayatilleka in Daily FT, 14 March 2024 where the title runs thus: “The Conspiracy: Gotabaya’s Mein Kampf could incite ethnic, religious conflict” …. also in Financial Times(?) 

“the targeting of Catholic and Christian churches and churchgoers on Easter Sunday by Zahran’s group makes no sense whatsoever. There were never any issues between them. The “Christchurch, NZ” explanation makes zero sense.

“This attack was by a home-grown Islamist group not a group of alienated recent immigrants as in the West, or a multinational, cross-border, nomadic group like ISIS.

“There was a history of violent Islamophobia perpetrated since 2012 by militant Sinhala Buddhist organizations like the BBS, but no such targets were attacked in retaliation. Sinhala Buddhists were avoided and utterly uninvolved Catholics and Christians slaughtered instead. Where’s the motivation for suicide-bombers? 

“Gotabaya is accurate about one thing: starting “end of 2021”, the prayer campaign and demonstrations by the Catholic community seeking justice for the victims of the Easter massacre formed the prequel to the Aragalaya which toppled him.” 

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Daniel Byrne ….

England collapse once more after a positive start as the Indian spinners take the batsmen to the cleaners. Day One in Dharmasala.

Pope stumped …. Rohit on song

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